Xen 4.0 through 4.2, when running 32-bit x86 PV guests on 64-bit hypervisors, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and hang or crash) via invalid arguments to GNTTABOP_get_status_frames, aka "Grant table hypercall infinite loop DoS vulnerability."
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade xen | Aug 30, 2017 | Dec 13, 2012 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade xen | Jul 30, 2024 | Nov 21, 2012 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-emulation/xen.Upgrade app-emulation/pvgrub.Upgrade app-emulation/xen-pvgrub.Upgrade app-emulation/xen-tools. | Oct 30, 2017 | Nov 21, 2012 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade xen-toolsUpgrade libvirt-devel-32bitUpgrade libvirt-develUpgrade xen-develUpgrade libvirt-client-32bitUpgrade xen-libs-32bitUpgrade xen-tools-domUUpgrade libvirt-pythonUpgrade vm-installUpgrade xen-libsUpgrade xen-kmp-paeUpgrade libvirtUpgrade xen-kmp-traceUpgrade xen-doc-htmlUpgrade xen-doc-pdfUpgrade xenUpgrade libvirt-clientUpgrade libvirt-docUpgrade xen-kmp-default | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 27, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade xen | Nov 19, 2024 | Nov 21, 2012 |
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